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Re: sudden car death (fuel pump costs WHAT?!??!)
Autozone huh? I can't figure out which one I need,
the 2" or the 2 3/8" pump and when I selected it, it
told me $189 and not even bosch, there's gotta be a better
deal... Potterman? germanautoparts.com? any expirience?
I was told $289 today by bow wow for the bosch....
Which pump do I need?
Wagner, Brian wrote:
>
> You are correct that is a banjo bolt, and the peice that that is stuck is a
> one way check valve. It stops reverse fuel flow, that peice is replaceable,
> unfortunately I think it is a stealership part (or it may come with the new
> pump). Autozone has the primary pump for around $99, if you can't get the
> old pice apart then you will definite;y go to the yard or the stealership
> and get a new line (this goes from the pump to the accumulator. Hope this
> helps.
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Geordy Rostad
> To: scirocco-l@scirocco.org
> Sent: 05/10/2001 9:29 PM
> Subject: Re: sudden car death (fuel pump !@#!)
>
> The plot sickens, I clamped off the hose from the transfer pump
> and pulled the three screws that hold the pump into the black housing
> but it seems that the banjo bolt(I think it's a banjo bolt at least) is
> fused
> to the line. The bolt loosened from the pump but not from the line.
> I finally took some robogrips to the line and the socket to the bolt
> but still, only half a turn or so, then it froze again. What am I doing
>
> wrong?
>
> Geordy Rostad
> '88 jetta 16v
>
> Cheapass Ron wrote:
>
>> My guess here is that you have a faulty main fuel
>> pump...but I have not had one of these go on a CIS-E
>> car, so I'm not the best to tell you whether it's the
>> transfer pump or the main pump. Wish I could help...
>>
>> Ron
>> --- Geordy Rostad <grostad@thresholdnetworks.com>
>> wrote:
>>
>>> The filter is out and when I jump the relay, no fuel
>>> comes out.
>>> I unplug the main pump and still hear the transfer
>>> pump. What
>>> else should I check, the fuel pump sounds like it's
>>> working when plugged in,
>>> what happened?
>>>
>>> geordy wrote:
>>>
>>>> 16v '88 jetta
>>>>
>>>> I was thinking it'd go toward the back just
>>>
>>> because that looks more
>>>
>>>> correct
>>>> like a bullet in a gun or something. (faster than
>>>
>>> a speeding
>>>
>>>> honda...more powerful
>>>> than a...)
>>>>
>>>> Eric L Ellis wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> What kind of car? 16v? The seam goes toward the
>>>>
>>> front.
>>>
>>>>> Eric
>>>>>
>>>>> On Fri, 11 May 2001 00:26:42 -0700 geordy
>>>>> <grostad@thresholdnetworks.com>
>>>>> writes:
>>>>>
>>>>>> I bought a new fuel filter today, no it's not a
>>>>>
>>> bosch....
>>>
>>>>>> It's a fram, they had it in stock and it was $10
>>>>>
>>> cheaper than
>>>
>>>>>> the bosch, I hope no one has a problem with
>>>>>
>>> this!
>>>
>>>>>> Now, my question, are these filters directional
>>>>>
>>> or is does
>>>
>>>>>> it matter which way I hook it up? Should the
>>>>>
>>> seam face the
>>>
>>>>>> front or the rear of the car?
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Cheapass Ron wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Yes, there is a timing mark under the
>>>>>>
>>> inspection cover
>>>
>>>>>>> on the tranny. there is also a 6 deg mark,
>>>>>>
>>> which
>>>
>>>>>>> looks like a chisel mark. Just to the left of
>>>>>>
>>> that,
>>>
>>>>>>> viewed bending over the driver's fender, is a
>>>>>>
>>> little
>>>
>>>>>>> square protrusion (there's also one to the
>>>>>>
>>> right, a
>>>
>>>>>>> little farther away - you want the one to the
>>>>>>
>>> left). Set the engine
>>>
>>>>>>> there...easier to remove the plugs and
>>>>>>> crank from the 19mm pulley bolt on the front
>>>>>>
>>> end of
>>>
>>>>>>> the crankshaft. Line that squarish mark up to
>>>>>>
>>> the
>>>
>>>>>>> indicator on the bottom of the inspection hole
>>>>>>
>>> (you
>>>
>>>>>>> have to remove the whole green plug, not just
>>>>>>
>>> the
>>>
>>>>>>> little clear thing in the middle, good luck).
>>>>>>
>>> Then
>>>
>>>>>>> check the timing mark on the cam...which should
>>>>>>
>>> be at
>>>
>>>>>>> 12:00 and aligned with the little pointer on
>>>>>>
>>> the inner
>>>
>>>>>>> cover. That should tell you whether the cam
>>>>>>
>>> timing is
>>>
>>>>>>> on or off.
>>>>>>> AFA the fuel, easiest way to check is with a
>>>>>>
>>> gauge and
>>>
>>>>>>> a double-length banjo bolt...but these are not
>>>>>>
>>> in
>>>
>>>>>>> every garage. I'd guess the next easiest thing
>>>>>>
>>> to to
>>>
>>>>>>> is remove one injector, preferably all, point
>>>>>>
>>> it into
>>>
>>>>>>> a jar, jumper the fuel pump relay, and lift the
>>>>>>> airflow sensor plate to make sure all spray
>>>>>>> sufficiently...this procedure is in the
>>>>>>
>>> Bentley. Cracking loose a
>>>
>>>>>>> fuel line fitting from the filter
>>>>>>> could tell you a little something, or maybe
>>>>>>
>>> even
>>>
>>>>>>> removing the return line to the tank and
>>>>>>
>>> checking flow
>>>
>>>>>>> there...that on 2nd though could be valuable
>>>>>>
>>> because
>>>
>>>>>>> that fuel has already been past the pressure
>>>>>>> regulator.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> You do have a fat spark, right?
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> And BTW, you *do* have the Bentley...or at
>>>>>>
>>> least a
>>>
>>>>>>> Haynes...right? No shit, the Bentley is super
>>>>>>> valuable.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Good luck, let me know how you progress.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Ron
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> --- Geordy Rostad
>>>>>>
>>> <grostad@thresholdnetworks.com>
>>>
>>>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Cheapass Ron wrote:
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> NOw it's starting to sound like a fuel
>>>>>>>>
>>> pump...but
>>>
>>>>>>>> you
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> BTDT, right?
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Welllll, not exactly, I turn the key, I hear
>>>>>>>
>>> the
>>>
>>>>>>>> fuel pump. Aside from that,
>>>>>>>> I crank the motor and I think I still here the
>>>>>>>
>>> fuel
>>>
>>>>>>>> pump. What is the easy way
>>>>>>>> to check and see if I have actual flow?
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> Can you set it to TDC and see where the
>>>>>>>>> cam mark lines up? That'll tell you whether
>>>>>>>>
>>> your
>>>
>>>>>>>> cam
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> timing is off.
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> You mean the mark on the timing belt gear on
>>>>>>>
>>> the
>>>
>>>>>>>> cam?
>>>>>>>> And see if what lines up? Is there a mark
>>>>>>>
>>> under
>>>
>>>>>>>> that
>>>>>>>> inspection plug on the trans?
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> Ron
>>>>>>>>> --- Geordy Rostad
>>>>>>>>
>>> <grostad@thresholdnetworks.com>
>>>
>>>>>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> Does anyone thing I may have a fuel problem?
>>>>>>>>>
>>> I
>>>
>>>>>>>> just
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> replace my injector seals btw.
>>>>>>>>>> Could it be a fuel filter? Maybe I went
>>>>>>>>>
>>> over a
>>>
>>>>>>>> bump
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> and dislodged a grain of muck and clogged
>>>>>>>>>> it? Could the fuel pump shaft separate from
>>>>>>>>>
>>> the
>>>
>>>>>>>>>> pump mechanism so that it sounds like
>>>>>>>>>> it's spraying fuel but actually not...?
>>>>>>>>>
>>> What is
>>>
>>>>>>>>>> the easy method to check fuel flow?
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> When I put the new airboot on it almost
>>>>>>>>>
>>> started
>>>
>>>>>>>> and
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> then died so I don't think it's spark
>>>>>>>>>> or timing. It only does the almost start
>>>>>>>>>
>>> and
>>>
>>>>>>>> then
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> die thing after having sat for quite a
>>>>>>>>>> while.
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> Geordy
>>>>>>>>>> '88 jetta 16v
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> geordy wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> I want to replace the t-belt anyways since
>>>>>>>>>>
>>> I
>>>
>>>>>>>> have
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> absolutely no idea
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> how long it has been on there.
>>>>>>>>>>> BTW, It died when I hit a bump in the road,
>>>>>>>>>>
>>> my
>>>
>> === message truncated ===
>>
>>
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